Toy gun



M. A. REED uy B6, 1935.

TOY GUN Filed DSC. 16, 1953 Patented July 16, 1935 .i 2,008,595

y UNITED- 4'STATES 1.A'111-:1t'r OFFICE TOY GUN Meredith Arthur eed,Fort Wayne, Ind., assigner to The Kitchen Maid Corporation, Andrews,Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application December 16, 1933, Seriaf No.702,774 16 Claims. (Cl. 124-14) This invention is anovel improvement in`band insuccession by ,successive operations of the projecting guns orpistols adapted to aerially protrigger.. ject a rubberband, or aplurality of rubberV bands Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with thestock in succession asthe trigger is successivelyactupartly broken nWey,Showing in full lines the Slide ated, the rubber bands being stretchedbetween in normal position; and in dotted lines the slide .5

the outer end of the gun barrel and between retracted to actuate theband releasing braid. notches in the edge of the barrel adjacent itsFig. 3 is a view similar to Fig, 2 showing the inner end, a braidunderlying the ends of the braid' released for loading. bands. in thenotches for releasing the bands as Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4,Fig. 2.

thebraid is pulled. p. Fig. 5 is a side elevation partly broken away 10The principal object of the invention is. tol proshowing a. Inodied form0f gun and trigger a1'- vide in such toy guns novel trigger means forrangement. actuating the braid to'. release a, rubber bandi with Fig. 6isa side elevation showing a still further each actuation of thetrigger, said trigger means Inedifled ferm 0f gun and triggerarrangement- 1| releasing the nrst rubber band in apositive man- My bandProleetng gun 01 piStOl, ShOWn in l5 ner, and each subsequent band beingreleased. in Figs; 1 t0 4, COInplSeS e barrel Simulating meman equallypositive manner due to the construcber Ii of wood or other suitablematerial extendtion in which the braid is pulled just far enough ing thefulllength'of the gun, and provided with on each actuation of thetrigger to release one a series of slightly undercut notches la in its2o band; and said braid having anelastic section upper edge, six'suchnotches being Shown al- 20 therein maintaining the braid taut at al1times, though any desired number may be used. Barrel and taking up theslack which would be produced iS preferably prvvided With en Upper nOtChlb .therein due to the increments of. increase in the and n@ 10Wei notenle in its Outer end for the length of the braid resulting from releaseof suc PllIDOSe hereinafter explained.

cessive bands. Upon release of the trigger after Barrel iS 'XedlySeCll'Ied in the upper' portion 25 each actuation the elastic section ofthe braidre- 0f e Urslleped Inernbel 2 forming the Steek of the turnsthetrigger to normal position ready for a gun; and a eciprocable slide 3is mounted in new discharge, and at the same time the slack the base of4the stock 2 below the barrel l, said is taken up in the braid. Upon thenext actua- Slide' being Operai/ed by e trigger 4 depending tion ofthetrigger the braid is automatically pulled from the underside of theslide and extending 30 just far enough to release the nextbandregardless throughanelengated Slet 2a in the bottom of of the numberof "load's still discharged. the Steek 2, Wl'leieby es the trigger iSdrawn My novel arrangement of braid and trigger rearwardly` by theforennger slide 3 will also be makes it possible to hold the. toy gun,aim and shifted rearwardly into the position shown in discharge it withone hand, like an actual. gun detted'l lines in Fig. 2- 35 or pistol.Heretofore toyguns have been made Depending flOIn the StOCkZ in Teer' 0ftrigger utilizing the above notch and braid arrangement, 4' i'S a handle01. butt member 5 If desired, SlOt but the `gunsiiaid n trigger meansand had to 2a mayl be elongated sufliciently to receive a be held in onehandwhile the braid was pulled tenori 5@ on the' upper end of the handle5- The by thel other hand, .and hence did not suiciently par@ l" and 5'are preferably held m proper 40 resemble` actual guns tobe acceptable;but m-y rela'lon by means of tacks or Screws 6 as shown novel triggermeans obviates the above: defect .and m Flg' 4 1 L Vfulllsallarequirements inthisrespect. .Abram 1 1s seured by tack 1a to the upperI` willy explain the inventionwith reference to edge of barrel l shghtlym advance of the Outfr" most notch la, and extends rearwardly overlyingi the accompanymgdravmng which illustrates sevthe upper edge of thebarrel and under a guide eral' practical -embodments thereof to enableth t ad t d th I "l-, and around the rear end of barrel I, and o' ers oOp an .use 'e Same and Wm through the U-shaped stock 2 below slide 3. Ansummarize 1n the clannsy the novel features of elastic or otherextensible band 8 is secured to the V construction" and novelCombinations "of outer end of braid 'l beyond the stock 2, which 50 fOr`Which DIOteCtOn iS desited extensible band 8 is adapted to beconveniently jIn' Seid dTaWlng hooked in the lower notch lc at the outerend of Fig; 1 'S e Side elevetien 0f One fOIIn 0f my barrel l as shownin Fig. 1. Instead of using a f bandqprojecting gun; showing a pluralityof rubbandi 8 the braid 1 may have an extensible section ber bandsmounted thereonread-y to :be projected formedV thereinand the outer endof the braid 55 be raised out of their respective notches: by4

the braid, the bands R being released in succession as trigger 4 issuccessively actuated.

The pulling of the braid 'I is effected by the trigger 4 which actuatesthe slide Y3, the inner end of the slide when retracted stretching thebraid beyond the rear end of the barrel as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Sincebraid 'I is maintained taut by the extensible member 8 (when the latteris hooked in notch Ic) the braid will normally yieldably maintain theslide 3 so thatV its inner end is substantially flush with the inner endof barrel I as in full lines in Fig. 2. Although there is no positiveconnection between slide `3 and braid 'I, nevertheless when slide 3 isshifted rearwardly as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the band 8 willnecessarily yield and friction will be set up between braid I and slide3 at Vthe bottom and rear end of the slide, which friction will besuicient to pull the portion of the braid, which overlies the upper edgeof barrel i, enough to lift the end of the rearmost band R out of itsnotch Ia and thereby positively discharge such band. When the trigger 4is released, slide 3 will again assume its normal position, and theincrease in `length of `braid 'I caused by the release of the band, willbetaken up by the elasticity of member 8 so that each successive band Rwill be similarly positively released.

By the above construction, the braid 1 used to release the bands R is atall times kept taut by the expansible member 8; and the Vslide 3 whenpulled back by the trigger 4 contacts with braid 'I around the'breech ofthe gun while it is held taut under the tension of member 8. Thistension holds the braid 1 along the bottom of the slide 3 and againstthe rear end of the slide 3, so that braid 'I is pulled just far enoughand hard enough when retracted to positively release one band R. Uponreleasing the trigger 4 the expansible member 8 immediately pulls slide3 back into place ready for anotherv discharge; At the same time theslack is taken up in braid 1 so that, on the next pull of the trigger 4,the slide 3 contacts the braid at the breech of the gun in exactly thesame way and positively releases the next load. Each load is dischargedin the same `way and each time the expansible member serves to take up,the slack, and the slide voperates to release only one band.

In order to load the gun, it is necessary to rst unhook extensiblemember 8 fromk notch Ic so as to remove the tension from braid 1I. Thebraid need not be pulled through the stock to produce the slack thereinbut the trigger action may be depended upon to do this. The gun may thenbe held in the left hand with the forefinger on the trigger. With braidI disposed directly over notches Ia the iirstl rubber R is heldstretched over the first and second nger, and looped into the notch Ibat the outerend of barrel I. The band R is then pulled back slowly, andwith the fingers of the right hand is pressed down into the outermostnotch Ia overlying the braid 'I which readily conforms with the shape ofthe notch. The remaining bands R are loaded in the other notchessimilarly, and the extensible member 8 is again hooked into notch Ic atthe end of barrel I. The gun is then ready for shooting, and in theembodiment shown in the drawing will shoot six times without reloading.

In Fig. 5 a modification is shown in which the `barrel l is providedwith the notches Ia and the Vbraid 1, as in Figs. 1-4. A pulley I0 ismounted inthe stock 2 behind the barrel and around the pulley I0 extendsthe braid 1, the braid continuing forwardly below the barrel in themanner similar to that shown in Figs. 1-4. The underside of the barrel Iis provided with a recess I1:

into which an offset portion IIa of a pivoted trigger II projects whenthe trigger is actuated, the braid being pulled by the offset portionIIa deflecting same into recess Ix, producing a result the same' as thatdescribed with reference to slide 3 of Figs. 1.to 4.

In Fig. 6 a further modification is shown in which the recess Iy for theoffset portion I2a of the trigger I2 is formed in the inner end ofbarrel I rather than in the underside as in Fig. 5; but the braid I willbe pulled in the same manner as that described with respect to Fig. 5,when trigger I2 is actuated, the entry of the offset portion I2a of thetrigger in the recess Iy causing the braid to stretch and release theband R..

l. In a band projecting gun, a stock; a barrel simulating member mountedthereon having a notch adapted to receive the end of an Velastic bandstretched between the cuter end of the barrel and the notch; a braidadapted tounderlie the end of the-band in the notch, a return bend guidefor the braid in rear of the notch; said braid extending rearwardlyaround the guide and extending forwardly and Vsecured to the gun; thebraid beyond the guide having an elastic portion for maintaining thebraid taut; and trigger means in the stock adapted to engage the braidand, pull same sufficiently to release the band upon actuation of thetrigger.

2. In a gun as set forth in claim 1, a slide interposed between thebarrel and braid and in normal position extendingV to a point adjacentthe return guide, said slide being operated by the trigger, whereby whenthe trigger is actuated the slide will be shifted rearwardly beyond theguide and thereby pull the braid.

3. In a gun as set forth in claim 1, said barrel having a recess in itsrear end; and said trigger having an offset portion adapted to deect thebraid into the recess when the trigger is actuated and thereby pull thebraid.

4. In a gun as set forth in claim 1, said barrel having a recess in itslower edge; and said trigger having anv offset portion adapted todeflect the braid into the recess when the trigger is actuated andthereby pull the braid.

5. In a band projectingY gun, a stock; a barrel Vsimulating membermounted thereon having a stock adapted to frictionally engage the braidand pull same sufliciently to positively release the bands in successionas the trigger is successively actuated, the extensible member taking upthe slack in the braid upon the release of each band.

6. In a gun as set forth in claim 5, a slide interposed between thebarrel and braid and in normal position extending to a point adjacentthe guide, said slide being operated by the trigger, whereby each timethe trigger is actuated'.

the slide will be shifted rearwardly beyond the guide and thereby pullthe braid sufliciently to discharge one band.

7. In a toy gun as set forth in claim 5, said barrel having a recess inits rear end; and said trigger being pivoted in the stock and having anoffset portion adapted to deflect the braid into the recess when thetrigger is actuated and thereby pull the braid.

8. In a toy gun as set forth in claim 5, said barrel having a recess inits lower edge; and said trigger being pivoted in the stock and havingan offset portion adapted to deflect the braid into the recess when thetrigger is actuated and thereby pull the braid.

9. In a band projecting gun, a stock; a barrel simulating member mountedthereon having a series of notches in its upper edge adapted to receivea series of elastic bands stretched between the outer end of the barrelmember and the notches respectively; a braid secured to the barreladapted to underlie the ends of the bands in the notches, said braidextending rearwardly around the inner end of the barrel and forwardlythrough the stock and secured to the gun; the braid beyond the bendhaving an extensible portion for maintaining the braid taut; and triggermeans in the stock adapted to frictionally engage the braid and pullsame suillciently to positively release the elastic bands in successionasV the trigger is successively actuated, the extenible member taking upthe slack in the braid upon the release of each band.

10. In a gun as set forth in claim 9, said stock being U-shaped incross-section; a slide in the stock interposed between the barrel andbraid and extending to a point adjacent the rear end of the barrel, saidslide being operated by the trigger, whereby each time the trigger isactuated the slide will be shifted rearwardly beyond the barrel andthereby pull the braid sufficiently to discharge one band.

11. In a gun as set forth in claim 9, said barrel terminating with thestock and having a recess in its rear end; and said trigger beingpivoted in the stock and having an oiset portion adapted to deflect thebraid into the recess when the trigger is actuated and thereby pull thebraid.

12. In a gun as set forth in claim 9, said barrel terminating within thestock; a guide pulley journaled in the stock in rear of the barrelaround which the braid passes; said barrel having a recess in its loweredge; and said trigger being pivoted in the stock and having an offsetportion adapted to deflect the braid into the recess when the trigger isactuated and thereby pull the braid.

13. In a band projecting gun, a stock; a barrel simulating membermounted thereon having a series of notches in its upper edge adjacentits rear end adapted to receive a series of elastic bands stretchedbetween the outer end of the barrel member and the notches respectively;a braid secured to the barrel adapted to underlie the ends of the bandsvin the notches, said braid extending rearwardly around the inner end ofthe barrel and forwardly through the stock and extending towards theouter end of the barrel; an extensible member secured to the outer endof the braid and hooked over the outer end of the barrel to maintain thebraid taut; and trigger means in the stock adapted to frictonally engagethe braid and pull same suficiently to positively release the elasticbands in succession as the trigger is successively actuated, theextensible member taking up the slack in the braid upon the release ofeach band.

14. In a gun as set forth in claim 13, said stock being U-shaped incross-section; a slide in the stock interposed between the barrel andbraid and extending to a point adjacent the rear end of the barrel, saidslide being operated by the trigger, whereby each time the trigger isactuated the slide will be shifted rearwardly beyond the barrel andthereby pull the braid sufficiently to discharge one band.

15. In a gun as set forth in claim i3, said barrel terminating with thestock and having a recess in its rear end; and said trigger beingpivoted in the stock and having an oifset portion adapted to deflect thebraid into the recess when the trigger is actuated and thereby pull thebraid sufficiently to discharge one band.

16. In a gun as set forth in claim 13, said barrel terminating withinthe stock; a guide pulley journaled in the stock in rear of the barrelaround which the braid passes; said barrel having a recess in its loweredge; and said trigger being pivoted in the stock and having an offsetportion adapted to deect the braid into the recess when the trigger isactuated and thereby pull the braid suiiiciently to discharge one band.Y

i MERIDITH ARTHUR REED.

